JOHN C. DANFORTH - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 3/11 - HFSID 265925

JOHN C. DANFORTH. ALS: "Jack" as U.S. Senator, 1p, 7¼x10½. Washington, D.C., no year March 11. On his United States Senate letterhead to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Begins: "Dear Pat". In full: "That is a marvelous article in The American Scholar. Thanks for sending it to me. It deserves far more than nihil obstat -- certainly my imprimator. It reminds me that we should renew our efforts for last year's mentally ill-homeless legislation. As always". "Nihil obstat", a Latin phrase meaning there is nothing to be objected to, is used by Roman Catholic censors when reviewing books or movies. When both "nihil obstat" and "Impimator" appear on the cover page of a work, it means that the work is free from doctrinal or moral error. JOHN DANFORTH (born in 1928) served Missouri as Attorney General and then as U.S. Senator (1976-1995). He had graduated from both Yale Law School and Divinity School. In 1991, Danforth led the Senate effort to confirm President George H. W. Bush's nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.In June 2004, President George W. Bush chose Danforth as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. DIRECTLY FROM THE SALE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN. Moynihan (1927-2003) represented New York as a Democrat for four terms (1977-2001). A prolific author, he served in the administrations of four Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford. Moynihan chaired the important Senate Finance Committee from 1993-1995. Estate inventory number in ink (unknown hand) and pencil note (unknown hand) at upper right. Inventory numbers stamped at left margin, touching 3 words (all legible). Date stamp on verso (no show through). Fine condition.